Johannes 12:43

Svenska Bibel

Ty de skattade högre att bliva ärade av människor än att bliva ärade av Gud.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

they: John 5:41, John 5:44, Matthew 6:2, Matthew 23:5-7, Luke 16:15, Psalms 22:29, 1 Thessalonians 2:6

the praise of God: John 12:26, John 8:54, 1 Samuel 2:30, Luke 19:17, Romans 2:7, 1 Corinthians 4:5, 2 Corinthians 10:18, 1 Peter 1:7, 1 Peter 1:8, 1 Peter 3:4

Reciprocal: 1 Samuel 15:30 - honour me now 2 Samuel 3:18 - for the Lord Psalms 91:15 - honour Psalms 111:10 - his praise Daniel 1:10 - I fear Matthew 6:1 - to be Luke 8:13 - which Luke 9:26 - whosoever John 2:23 - many John 3:2 - came John 3:19 - because John 7:13 - spake John 9:22 - because Acts 12:3 - he saw Romans 2:29 - whose Romans 10:9 - That if 1 Corinthians 13:3 - though I bestow 2 Timothy 3:7 - learning Revelation 21:8 - the fearful

Gill's Notes on the Bible

For they loved the praise of men,.... To be in the esteem of men, to have their applause, and receive honour from them:

more than the praise of God; than either to receive honour from him, and be praised by him, or to praise and glorify him. By confessing Christ they knew they should run the risk of losing their places of honour and profit, and of falling under the disgrace and contempt of men; and therefore they chose rather not to confess Christ, than by so doing to glorify God, and please him, and be praised by him, as all the faithful professors of Christ will be at the last day; for then every such an one will have praise of God, and it will be said, well done good and faithful servant, enter into the joy of thy Lord.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The praise of men - The approval of human beings. It does not appear that they had a living, active faith, but that they were convinced in their understanding that he was the Messiah. They had that kind of faith which is so common among people - a speculative acknowledgment that religion is true, but an acknowledgment which leads to no self-denial, which shrinks from the active duties of piety, and fears man more than God. True faith is active. It overcomes the fear of man; it prompts to self-denying duties, Hebrews 11:0. Nevertheless, it was no unimportant proof that Jesus was the Messiah, that any part of the great council of the Jews were even speculatively convinced of it: and it shows that the evidence could not have been slight when it overcame their prejudices and pride, and constrained them to admit that the lowly and poor man of Nazareth was the long expected Messiah of their nation.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 43. They loved the praise of men — δοξαν, the glory or honour that cometh from men.

How common are these four obstacles of faith! says Quesnel:

1. Too great a regard to men.

2. Riches and temporal advantages.

3. The fear of disgrace.

4. The love of the praise of men.

Abundance of persons persuade themselves that they love God more than the world, till some trying occasion fully convinces them of their mistake. It is a very great misfortune for a person not to know himself but by his falls; but it is the greatest of all not to rise again after he has fallen. This is generally occasioned by the love of the praise of men, because in their account it is more shameful to rise again than it was to fall at first.